Juventus eliminated the Catalans from the Champions League with a 3-0 aggregate victory, having played a scoreless second leg in Spain, with the forward having to be consoled by his former Barca team-mate.

“I told him that that’s life – we had to face each other,” Alves explained to beIN Sport.

“I did not want to measure myself just on this, we have experienced these moments together and now we experience them apart so it is hard.

“We have to focus on our jobs, but the feeling is there.”

Alves, 33, turned out for Barcelona for eight seasons between 2008 and 2016, making close to 400 appearances for the Camp Nou side, becoming a European champion on three occasions.